Jungle Book will steal your heart!

[Daniel Dercksen] The Jungle Book returns to the big screen in magical, larger-than-live, live-action epic adventure that showcases the art of animation, storytelling and filmmaking, blending live-action performances...

[Loeries 2016] More than pretty pictures

[Leigh Andrews] The Loeries 2016 campaign work is bright and bold, showcasing the many creative faces that comprise the local brand communication industry. We dug around behind the scenes, tipping over paint buckets to find out how the campaign came about...

Piehl to power new PR future for FleishmanHillard SA

[Leigh Andrews] The news broke yesterday that Sharon Piehl has been appointed as general manager for FleishmanHillard SA's Johannesburg office effective 1 May 2016 as current GM Kevin Welman is moving on for personal reasons. Both share exclusive insights...

Making native advertising work for you

[Leigh Andrews] Do website readers even notice promotional content that's been paid to appear alongside legitimate curated content? With today's savvy reader the overwhelming response is yes, and your brand could get into trouble for not clearly disclosing this...

Three steps for SMEs to target communications and drive customer excellence

[Jacques van Wyk] SMEs should treat the personalisation of communications as a huge opportunity rather than focusing on the potential impact of poor communications as a risk to their businesses...

Josh Groban fills Grand Arena with pure imagination

[Angie Lawrence] We were promised a special evening, but what we actually got was something of a more spectacular nature. Not only is Josh Groban a famously talented singer, songwriter and musician, he is also genuinely passionate about encouraging budding musicians, and generally just a great guy...

Lacklustre sales staff cost SA retailers dearly

[Sandra Steenkamp] The indifferent attitude of South African retail sales staff when interacting with customers is not only costing retailers valuable sales but, in some cases, even delivering customers right into the hands of competitors...

#CommerceMonth: A social enterprise model that's 100% for good

[Sindy Peters] Relate Bracelets has raised over R33m in the 12 years since its inception...

Google aims for one million digital learners

[Danette Breitenbach] Over the next year, Google will train one million young Africans in digital skills across the continent...

Don't miss the Red Dot and its über first world city

[Brian Berkman] Known as the Red Dot on account of its tiny global footprint on a world map, Singapore stands as an example of what can be achieved when...

Check your blindspot on the information superhighway

[Martin Walshaw] When changing lanes on the highway, you would first indicate to make other drivers aware of your intentions and then check your blind spot to make sure it was safe to switch lanes. Those safety measures...

The Customer Innovation Lab: The age of technology

[Beverley Klein] Like a 90s kid walking into the new hippest arcade - that's how I felt walking into Ogilvy's Customer Innovation Lab. Kitted out with the latest technology, the agency is looking to introduce the modern digital world to its clients...

The root of 2016's digital consumer

[Leigh Andrews] Marimba drums, gumboot dancers and Survivor-style bandannas were all part of the fun at SPARK Media's Cape Town launch of #ROOTS2016 - here's what you missed if you weren't there...

The blurred line between content marketing and SEO

[Dee Stephens] The fact that content marketing and SEO have been thrown in the ring as opponents is not unknown to us, however the truth is that SEO and content marketing work hand in hand like a well-oiled machine...

Hilarious Hangmen is the Royal Court Theatre's first collaboration with NT Live

[Daniel Dercksen] Theatre buffs are in for a real treat with the screening of the Royal Court Theatre production of Martin McDonagh's sensational Hangmen at Cinema Nouveau. It is one of the best plays you will ever see...

Capturing customers in the moments that matter (Part 2)

[Bianca Quinn-Diavastos] In the first part of this series, I looked at what micro-moments are and why they matter to South African marketers - this has been captured effectively in Google's video...

Know what makes your customers happy

[Aki Kalliatakis] In a world where customers are bombarded with too much information and communication, there is a certain fatigue that comes from companies wanting more and more information about customers and their needs...

#CommerceMonth: Office space where creativity meets productivity

[Sindy Peters] Imagine an office environment that feeds both creativity and productivity - interior designer Anthony Manas did just that when he founded Cube Workspace...